Dane

Mostly here for SF housing news

[Matt Dorsey @mattdorsey]

It’s time to close the loophole that allows city-funded nonprofits to lobby in secret. San Francisco doubled its investment in nonprofits for needed public services since 2019 — yet some of that investment appears to fund lobbying and advocacy campaigns to push for still MORE city funding.

Shouldn’t ALL lobbying and advocacy spending be disclosed? In my view, doing so will…

👉 Restore public trust; and
👉 Ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly. (1/3).

[Dane @notnotdane]

@adamtirapelle So if you get to pick bottom going into the 3rd round you're suddenly ahead?

[Dane @notnotdane]

@Knoxteaparty @SCOTUSPOTUS @WillRicci @stanfordNYC She receives the services of the police department, the fire department, the roads, the sewage, the trash, the courts, the building inspectors, etc etc etc.

So working people should foot the bill to protect her investment?

[YimbyAndy @yimbyandy]

Almost a year ago SF banned rent-fixing software and yet it still had the largest increase in rent in the country YoY for May (per ApartmentList).

Guys, in case it's not obvious, RealPage and AirBnB are not the boogeymen.

[Bobby Fijan @bobbyfijan]

I just can't get over the disparity

A rooftop vegetable garden ... but no in-unit washer and dryer!?!

Maybe it was to hit some kind of green/sustainability metrics?

"Live here and pick your own food and do your own washing. By hand!"

[Brian Hanlon @hanlonbt]

SB 79 passes!

Thank you to all Senators who voted AYE, our incredible coalition, and our fearless leader, @Scott_Wiener.

Next stop, the Assembly!

[GrowSF @GrowSF]

After nearly ten years of being a vacant lot, 181 new homes are finally approved at 22nd & Mission thanks to some new state laws. The NIMBY era is over, long live growth! https://t.co/xYjYTFRnyh

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

In NYC it costs...
* $4-5M to build a park bathroom
* $70-$100m to make a subway station accessible (elevators etc)
* $600k-$750k to build a single unit of affordable housing

These costs threaten our future.

How did this happen?

1/

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

Exclusive: SF investigators allege they’ve uncovered a major corruption scheme involving a former city department head and a well-known nonprofit that lasted for years.

📝: @ggreschler and @NoahBaustin https://t.co/XZPBeemIvx

[Dane @notnotdane]

@PatrickJBlum @stuartbuck1 I've been. It's mostly just what you'd find at mexican restaurant with a lot more blue corn and fried bread. https://t.co/pZKZYtWOWc

[GrowSF @GrowSF]

San Francisco’s $14.6B budget is larger than 17 U.S. states, including New Mexico ($10.5B), Alabama ($12.6B), and Oklahoma ($12.6B).

The scale of our government is massive—that’s why we need competent leaders in City Hall who can manage it effectively and ensure accountability.

[Dane @notnotdane]

@joeker @justinamash so effectively grant the president an incontestable veto power?

[Dane @notnotdane]

@postjawline @Duderichy and 21k lbs of fentanyl probably fits in a single 18-wheeler

[Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler]

The city is demanding that this $700/month sleeping pod company pay a $300,000 in-lieu fee for affordable housing.

This is the logic of Inclusionary Zoning: we tax new cheap housing for working people to fund low-income housing subsidies, all while rich homeowners pay nothing.

[Dane @notnotdane]

@eshear @AlanMCole Anyone hoping for an impending wave of affordable, useful home robots should remind themselves of this.

[sp6r=underrated @sp6runderrated]

#sanfrancisco specific homelessness/budget take

Between FY2019-FY23, SF spent 2.5 billion dollars on homelessness services. During that time the homelessness population was basically flat.

This isn't politically sustainable.

[Jared Polis @jaredpolis]

Prosperity and abundance agenda. We have focused on saving people money through three income tax rate reductions (two at the ballot box and one through the leg: 4.63%>4.5%>4.4%>4.25%), cutting property taxes, free preschool and kindergarten for every child, eliminating sales tax on necessities like diapers and feminine hygiene products, and we are in the process of delivering on pro-housing supply solutions, investing in transit and transit-enhanced living opportunities… all while protecting and expanding personal freedom and respect for everyone

[Scotty Jacobs 🌉 @Scotty_Jacobs]

But isn’t this who were already pissed off at?!

[Dane @notnotdane]

@TrentonWoodcox @AlecStapp https://t.co/pFhK1Geh5B

[Mark Dietrich @markdietrichsf]

A random District 1 neighbor just emailed me this video with the subject line "This says it all".

It perfectly encapsulates what D1 residents have been experiencing for the past 3.5 years with Connie Chan at the helm.

Ignored.
No voices heard.
No seat at the table.
No response or reply.
Zero acknowledgement.
Zero respect.

Pick an issue and we can debate and discuss it all day long...that's how our civic contract is supposed to work. But when our leaders refuse to listen to us, or even acknowledge us, that's when things fall apart.

I wonder how this exasperated father explained Chan's behavior to his daughter (in the pink jacket at the very end).

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